Arizona

Jim Stricklin has joined the team of advisors at Columbia Capital Management.

This dismissal won't affect the state's other lawsuit against the Biden administration's clawback of pandemic relief funds for state tax cuts

IDE Technologies proposed a privately financed project to bolster Arizona's water supply by delivering desalinated water from Mexico to the state via a pipeline.

Arizona's second-largest city reported general fund surpluses in recent years, easing structural budget balance concerns that weighed on its ratings, Fitch said.

The highly-rated city wants to pursue general obligation bond programs every five years to fund capital projects for its growing population.

Stratton Law Firm is working on a couple of high-profile municipal bond deals in Tempe and Mesa.

The team has pledged to launch a petition drive to place the project on the May 16 city ballot.

The developer is seeking as much as $230 million of bonds issued by a community facilities district to pay for cleaning up a landfill and improving infrastructure for the $2.1 billion multi-use project.

The newly stand-alone Water Infrastructure Finance Authority can sell water augmentation bonds as part of the state's quest for new water sources.

The $2.1 billion project could appear on the May 2023 ballot if the Tempe City Council approves it and potential petition drives launched to require voter approval are successful.